George gibbs



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Be it known that I, GEORGE Gnss,lof Canton, inthe county of Stark, inthe State of Ohio, have invented :t new and-useful Improvement inPlougb's; and I hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription. thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists,first, in employing a beam of wood entirelystraight on th'e under side, and supported at the rear end by adetachable wooden brace, the lower end of which is connected to thestandard bya socket; secondly, in forming the rear loweredge of theland-side like the front lower edge of a. sleigh-runner; and thirdly, inhanging the nose of the coulter to one side, vinstead of the old method.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willdescribe it'by reference to the drawings.

The beam a, Figure 1, is straight on the under side, and fastened on thepost in the usual manner. Ata isv a bored socket to receive one end ofthe round b; and at c, ou the standard, is another, to receive the otherend 'oi' snid' rounder brace, forming the property of a triangularsupport to the plough. The rear and under side of the land-side'd isformed like a sleigh-runner. The nose of the Coulter e, Figure 2, isBanged to one side on the edge ofthe anvil, and is easily formedby thismeans. l l' v '.lhevadvantages of 'this construction are, first, astraight beam, .in which the grain of the wood is parallel, isthe.strongest form, and, in connection with the brace b, securedin themanner shown in the drawing at a and c lmak 1.13 it' extremelystroig anddurable. It alsoretains, the beam permanently in its original pitch. Thesleigh-.runner forni ofland-side renders the plough easier of control,both for tipping in oryout of pitch while ploughing, aswell as whilesliding-'on the-surface at the head-land. It also makes it easier ofdraught on the horses'. -Tlie anged-coulter-nose is'feasily made', andhas thisadvantage, inl the fact that it can be edged to the eictremepointot theeoulter, .which canno t be don-e, by the old method. Itpossesses the property of angled metal, a'ndvinsurestliat strength andthinnes-s s o requisite in'adurable and easy-draught coult-er.

I do not claim broadlythe-u'se of la brace vat theihinder part of theplough, as it has been made and used in one form oitlariother;v but lWhat I claim as myinvention, and desire vtozseonre by Letters Patent,is-

1, The 'straight beam 1, in'com-bination'with the detachablewooden braceb fitted into sockets, for the purpose as herein specified.

2; The land-sided, of the form and for the purposes as set forth.

3.x'The coulter-nose e, made and used as andfrthe'purpose specified; andv y 4. '.l.he beam a, brace b, land-side 11, and coulter-nose e,combined to form the design specified-, when, made -and.uscd as hereindescribed.

GEO. enses.

' Witnesses:

GEO. W. RAFF,

W. C. THOMPSON.

